The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.


ballet dancer in Berlin.
Mr. A. S. ABELL, founder and senior pro-
prietor of the Baltimore Sun, completed on
Wednesday his eighty-irst year.
QUEEN VICTORIA has resumed her old style of
dress, having laid aside tho white and mauve
with which she relieved her mourning during
the jubilee.
FRED DOUGLASS is back from Europe and re-
ports that he was everywhere treated with great
consideration, and his white wife received many
tokens of regard and admiration
THE following advertisement appeared recent
ly in Liverpool daily paper "a lady who loves
Christ wishes to meet a gentleman who loves
Him too. Address F, 3d. Mercury Office"
WALT WHITMAN refuses to say anything
about Swinburnes criticism of him. Even the
tempting offer of the editor of sensational
monthly newspaper could not draw him out.
THE great Gear Nicholas used to remark that
it was amusing to see a camel sneeze, but you
ought to hear Katkoffr The defeat of Russia
in the Crimean war is directly traceable to this
foolish observation on the part of Nicholas.
Ex-SEcRETARY LINCOLN is out in Iowa for a
few days fishing aud resting. Last Saturday
he addressed the Old Settlers Union OF Des
Moines. and spoke Of the deep snow Of 49," in
a manner which won their hearts.
ONE Of the bellies of Racine, Wis, Kate Neu-
mann, has just shocked her friends and social
backed one armed chief OF the Kickapoo In
dams. Residents of Racine threaten to lyuch
the entire tribe.
MARGARET DALE OWEN, granddaughter of
the famous Englishman whom the early COM
munists gave such warm welcome in this coun-
try, is writing and speaking in favor of an
original dress-reform garb which is called the
Dale Owen robe.
THE royal family Of Portugal is quite capable
0f l,,-;., hvvh g. ;..n -
cessity. Queen Maria Pia boing skillful
potter. King Dom Luis sculptor of acknowl-
edged merit, and the Crown Prince Dom Carlos
an amateur locksmith.
TEMPERANCE Advocate Frank Murphy's lat
est utterance WAS as to the practical side of pro-
hibition 'No," said he, ga man must first
prohibit himself. for all the laws in the land can
not do that for him. Whisky is sold right
along in prohibition States"
Mr. JOSEPH FRANCIS, the famous inventor of
lifesaving apparatus, who has long been a resi-
dent of New Jersey. has gone to San Diego,
California, to live permanently. Mr.. Francis is
now eighty years old. He is accompanied by
his son, who is past fifty years old.
HENRY HASTINGS, the Massachusc it's ship
owner and merchant who died in West Medford,
on Tuesday, was Ben Buffers most intimate
friend. He was born in Townsend, Mass, Sept
2 1918, and during the last quarter of century
owned some of the finest vessels that sailed out
of Boston harbor.
THE Amer of Afghanistan is not a desirable
patient. If g story in an Indian journal may be
trusted. Lately he was very i'll with boil
the back of his neck, and his doctor prescribed
some lotion to bring the boil to head. Natu-
rally the pain was temporarily increased, and
Abdurrahman was SO enraged with his doctor
that he sent for him the first thing in the morn
ing and had him beheaded on the spot.
AN innovation has been made within year
two in the style of hose worn by certain class
Of New Workers. The change is not one of quail
ity but of form. It consists in providing a sep
arate pocket for each toe, after the fashion of
glove. This makes the regular ''digitated" hose,
but there is also a 'one-toed" style. made ike a
mitteE. with a separate pocket for the great toe.
Leading dealers say that many of these stock
ings are sold.
AT Duxbury, Mass. there lives in a lonely old
house most interesting character. Capt. John
Alden, an old man of seventy four, is the only
occupant He is able to trace his descent
through seven reservations back to John Alden,
who came over in the Mayflower. The house in
which he lives was built in 1868. The Captain
is veteran of the civil war. and draws a pen
sion. he ia very proud of his descent from
John Alden and Priscilla
SENATOR DAWES, Of Massachusetts, who has
just completed thirty years OF service in tn Q
Congress of the United States, does not look
like a man of seventy. He is in fine health,
walks with a firm step and his eyes are bright
with vigor and intelligence. He generally
dresses in black, wearing soft black hat. black
coat, white vest in summer and dark trousers.
He has always been 8 hard student and great
worker, but has taken good care of his constitu-
ton.
IN reply to q letter demonstrating with the
Bishop of Winchester tHarold Browne) for his
intention of consecratinR church at Burley,
the Bish op writes: 'It 10 not possible for me to
by the courts legal to have candle
sticks with candles in them on a ledge above the
Holy Table if the candle are only lighted when
there is need of light in the church. It has been
to be legal to have u cross on a shelf
and other ornaments What they have to do
with worship do not know"
PRESIDENT CLEvELANDs invitation to Pitts
burg is to be engraved on a steel plate, which is
to be rolled until it is only three-thousandths of
an inch in thickness. and can be rolled together
in the form of a scroll. To roll piece of steel
so thin requires enormous amount of work
aud the greatest care and skill Should there be
the slightest defect inf the rolls, the plate would
be wavy and spoiled. On the plate will be
graved the invitation, with the of the
presidents OF the different committees attached,
the coats of-arms of the United States, of the
cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, and the new
AS usual Emperor William received large
mail Gastein, the letters from the members of
his family alone being very numerous> 1t is
lated that Immediately on his arrival he found
on his table letter addressed in very large
characters, which proved to be from the hand of
his five-year-old great-grandson William. An
nclosure by his mother assured the Emperor
that no one had dictated or even looked the
letter. the first production of the writer. Il
fully believe it," the Emperor smilingly said.
''for if she had 1t she would not have
allowed it to be sent. In six lines my great
grandson makes nine demands"
THE home of Mr.. Giovanni P. Morosini, at
Riverdale. on the Hudson, has many other pc
,uliar and attractive features besides the
museum of military arms about VIII ich so much
has been published. Persons driving along
River avenue, in front of the house. are greeted
by the cries of parrots and other tropical birds.
In the kernels q score more of dogs the
stables contain nearly as many horses, while
. flock OF sheep Craze in the meadow beyond
along with a herd of rare cattle. One of the